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Iraq to go ahead with billion-dollar Russian arms deal, defense minister says (UPDATE)

Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's spokesman had said the $4.2-billion contract was off.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin inspects a Mi-24 ground-attack helicopter as he visits a military airbase in the city of Korenovsk, about 1200 km (750 miles) south of Moscow, on June 14, 2012.

MIKHAIL KLIMENTYEV

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Iraq Russia arms deal 10 11 2012